Remember that drop in student test scores during the pandemic that would no doubt take us eons to recover from, leaving an entire generation academically wrecked? It's just taken a year to start getting back on track. Plus more in local government meetings this week. Read more» 
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Nicole Werner has resigned from the Sahuarita Unified School District Governing Board and Superintendent of Schools Dustin Williams is accepting applications to fill the post.
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MAGA denialism didn't just bomb at the top of the 2022 ballots. Voters chose actual issues instead of overhyped conspiracies when it came to several Tucson-area school board races. Read more»
Tucson City Manager Mike Ortega is recommending the council in 2023 resume taking every bloody pint of Central Arizona Project water its freaking entitled to get, as the feds reduce Arizona's allotment. Read more»
When Walden Grove Class of 2022 valedictorian and baseball standout Milo Rushford graduated with a 4.66 GPA, his plan was to continue his education and play baseball at New Mexico State University. Then the phone rang. Read more»
The political world loves "rainy day funds," but Sahaurita's excess cash is borderline insane. Meanwhile, a Tucson Unified School District's audit committee woes are the fault of a community that doesn't want to step up. Read more»
The Tanque Verde and Catalina school district governing boards will vote on a pair of November ballot questions aiming to raise more money. Read more»
Sahuarita, which doesn't have its own municipal water utility, wants to control its hydrated future and is taking some interesting steps to reach that promised land. Read more»
School budget override results were mixed in Tuesday’s consolidated elections. Sahaurita voters approved a budget increase, but Marana and Flowing Wells residents defeated their districts' requests for more funding. Read more»
